caulis

British

/ ˈkɔːlɪs /

noun

rare the main stem of a plant

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Etymology

Origin of caulis

C16: from Latin

Example Sentences

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Having no stem or caulis, or only a very short one concealed in the ground.

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Caulis of fish, 101. veal, 101.

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But today, sales have fallen again - cauliflowers down 5% in the past year - and only four in 10 households still eat caulis.

From BBC

Incendi patiens illis vernacula caulis Materia, appositumque igni genus utile terræ est, Uritur assidue calidus nunc sulfuris humor, Nunc spissus crebro præbetur flumine succus, Pingue bitumen adest, et quidquid cominus acres Irritat flammas; illius corporis Ætna est.

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It comes to us from the French Chou cabus, which is the French corruption of Caulis capitatus, the name by which Pliny described it.

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